Born in
Budapest, Hungary, Attila began studying
music and playing piano at an early age with
his fathers guidance. When his family moved
to Canada, he studied with distinguished
Canadian musician Dr. David Ouchterlony. He
graduated with an Honours Bachelor of Music
Performance degree in Jazz from the
University of Toronto.
Attila's extensive experience includes
performing and recording with people such as
producer Jack Douglas (Aerosmith, John
Lennon), Oscar-winner A.R. Rahman (Slumdog
Millionaire), and other Indian music stars
such as Hariharan, Shankar Mahadevan, New
York Brazilian jazz harmonica virtuoso
Hendrik Meurkens (Oscar Castro-Neves,
Paquito DRivera), tabla master Rajesh
Rajbhatt (Zakir Hussain), vibraphonist Peter
Appleyard, Olivia Newton John, Nell Carter,
The Trews, many fine Canadian musicians such
as George Koller, Jim Vivian, Dave Young,
Alex Dean, Rick Gratton, Rob Piltch, Kevin
Laliberte, Mark Kelso, Reg Schwager, members
of The Boss Brass, The National Ballet of
Canada and The Toronto Symphony Orchestra to
name some.
Attila is based in Toronto, Ontario and
Victoria, BC. As a bandleader or a
performing musician, he has toured around
the world - Europe, Japan, Korea, Brazil,
Africa, Australia, Singapore, Hong Kong,
India and the US, playing everything from
packed stadium concerts to small clubs. He
has performed in major concert venues such
as the Los Angeles Convention Center,
Wembley Stadium, Sydney SuperDome, Singapore
Indoor Stadium, Bangalore Palace Grounds,
Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre,
as well as many smaller international
venues. He has also played live music across
Canada in places such as Roy Thompson Hall,
The Living Arts Centre, The Rex, Montreal
Bistro, The Beat Niq, The Cellar, Lula
Lounge, Hermanns, Trane Studio, Breakfast
Television, Toronto International Jazz
Festival, Sunfest Jazz Festival and many
more.
Teaching has always been part of Attilas
regular schedule, and he has taught hundreds
of students during his 15 years of
experience as an educator. He has taught at
privately and at institutions such as
Queen's University, Trinity College School
and others, including clinics, band
coaching, masterclasses and music writing
courses.
Attila has produced, composed, arranged, and
performed for Universal/MCA, Sony/BMG, EMI
America, Somerset Entertainment, Fisher
Price and independent labels, on over 80
internationally distributed CDs. With over
two million units sold worldwide, including
a platinum and three gold-selling albums in
Canada, they cover a diverse range of styles
including jazz, world music, rock, country,
gospel, broadway, big band swing, new age,
classical, latin, R&B, children's music,
Indian fusion, brass quintet etc. He has
also been involved in recording film music
for North America and India, and has worked
with acclaimed producer Rodney Jerkins
(Michael Jackson, Jennifer Lopez) for
Universal Pictures, and Oscar-winning
producer A.R. Rahman (Slumdog Millionaire)
for UTV Motion Pictures.
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